substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to do someone in; to bump someone off
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
antiquity; the previous era
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
brilliant; bright; dazzling
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to make sense; to be meaningful
central part; heart (of a city)
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
last days; the end; one's fate
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
at least; at most; (even) just
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
inside; interior; inner part
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
ability; capability; skill
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
recovery; rescue; recapture
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
small number; few; minority